Chapter 19 in the Book of Numbers is about the enigma of the para aduma, the red cow of Israel.
Shlomo Skinner
Numbers 16:3 – Korah Rebellion Against Moses
The rebellion of Korah against Moses resulted in him and his followers being swallowed by the earth. What was Korah’s sin and why was this punishment appropriate?
Numbers 13:1-3 – Moses Sends Spies
Numbers 13 and 14 record the incident of Moses sending spies into the Promised Land.
Numbers 9:1-5 – The Second Passover
We all know about the first Passover when God took the Jewish people out of Egypt. When was the second Passover? Did Israel celebrate Passover in the wilderness?
Numbers 6:2 – The Nazirite Vow
Numbers 6 introduces a special vow: the Nazirite vow. This article explains this vow and gives some examples of people who were Nazirites.
Numbers 1:2 – The Census
Bamidbar is the fourth book in the Torah. In English it is called Numbers because it records the countings of the Jewish people in the wilderness.
Leviticus 26:29 – Cannibals Rejoice?
In Leviticus 26 God tells the Jewish people the blessings they will enjoy when they observe His commandments.
Leviticus 25:10 – The Jubilee Year
These days we’re all familiar with the idea of rebooting a computer. It turns out God provides the Jewish people with a way to reboot.
The Ohr Olam Edition Mishnah Berurah – Book Review
Update from the Publisher – May 2024
I got this message in an email from the publisher Ohr Olam:
Just wanted to update you that B”H we have 21 volumes out, with 2 more coming out next month, and we started including a Bibliography in each volume as we reprint or come out with a new volume.
It’s amazing how some events are permanently written into my memory.
I was standing in the home of my friend Yitz about 20 years ago.
He had just learned that Feldheim was publishing an English translation of the Mishnah Berurah.
My jaw dropped as my yeshiva-educated friend said, “I don’t need it. The Hebrew of the Mishnah Berurah is pretty easy. But I’ll buy it anyway … and it will become a crutch for me.”
Leviticus 23:15-16 – When is Shavuot?
The Torah tells us the date for every festival except for Shavuot. Why isn’t the time of Shavuot clearly stated?